Improvement in iron railway-cars



T. E. ALLISON. Iron Railway Car.

No. 218,361. Patented Aug. 12,1879. I"i/%4.

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N-PEIERS, PHOTO-LITHQGRAPMER, WASHINGTON. D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS E. ALLISON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRON RAILWAY-CARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 2] 8,361, dated August12, 1879; application filed March 17, 1879.

To all whom it may co'ncern:

Be it known that I, T. ELwooD ALLIsoN, of thecity and county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Portable Iron Oars, which improvement is fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a side elevation of the car, embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a top or plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is avertical section of a portion in line w 00, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is ahorizontal section in line 3 y, Fig. 4.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

My invention consists in diagonally-extending braces from the center ofan iron car to the corners thereof, and in a brace-bar extending fromside to side of the car through the sills, and in a central block incombination with the diagonal braces.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body of the car, B thetruss-hangers, and G the wheels. The body A is formed of the sills a,corner uprights b b, transverse or horizontal bars or rails c c, and thevertical bars or rails 01 d, which are connected to the transverse bars0 c. The sills a, corner-pieces b, and vertical bars at are formed of Tiron or rails, and the bars 0 c. are formed of angleiron, the connectedparts being firmly riveted,

bolted, or otherwise secured. The cornerpieces form continuations of thesills or are riveted, bolted, or otherwise secured thereto, and the endstructures of the body consist of the corner-pieces b b, transverse bars0 c, and vertical-bars d.

D D represent braces, each of which, formed of angle-iron, extendsdiagonally from one corner of the body of the car to the centerthereoff'and thence to the opposite corner. The ends of said braces areriveted, bolted, or otherwise secured to the side pieces or sills andbars 0 c, if desired, and their inner ends or middle portions, ifcontinuous, are riveted, bolted, or otherwise secured to a metallicblock, E, arranged centrally at the bottom of the car, and formed atboth ends with bifurcations E, which conformto the diagonal portions ofthe braces D, and provide strong attachments and bracings therefor. Bymeans of the. braces D and central block, E, the bottom of the body isvastly strengthened and kept square.

Extending longitudinally at the center of the body of the car is a bar,F, of T-iron, which is riveted, bolted, or otherwise secured to thetransverse bars 0, and its ends may support the bumperblocks, said barlikewise resting on the central block, E, and imparting strength to thebottom of the car. The bars at may be continuations of the bar F. Abolt, G, is passed vertically through the bar F and central block, E,and forms a firm connection for the draw-bar G, by which the car ismoved.

H represents a transversely-arranged metallic rod, which is passedthrough the vertical limb of the central bar, F, and its ends havejournaled connections with the vertical limbs of the sides or sills ofthe body, and are secured by nuts H to said sides or sills. To said rodthere are rigidly connected an arm or crank, 0, attached to the chain ofthe brakelever, and arms or cranks f, attached to the brake-shoes g, andfrom the same are also suspended the hangers of the brake-shoes. The barF provides for the rod H a central bearing, which is strong andserviceable, and said rod H also serves as a binder forthe sides of thebody, thus increasing the strength of the body.

It will be seen that I produce a car-body of skeleton form, and one thatis admirably adapted for transportation of cane, lumber, &c., and loosearticles in bulk, and for use on portable railways, plantation purposes,&c.

A car-body thus constructed is inexpensive, light, and easily produced,and. possesses great strength, as is evident from the nature of themetal employed--viz., T-shaped and angle irons-and their manner ofdisposal and connection.

It is also evident that the parts are unaffected by heat or cold, andthey will not warp. Moreover, the body is non-combustible, as are alsothe other parts of the car, and in theevent of collisions the liabilityof complete breakage, splinterin g, &c., is materially diminished.

limbs of the T-shaped sills a a and bar F, and bearing the arms e, f,and h, in combination with the brake-shoes g, as and for the purpose setforth.

3. The bar H, passing through the vertical limbs of the T-shaped sills aa and the bar F, I

for the purpose of forming an additional central brace, as shown anddescribed.

'1. E. ALLISON.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, H. E. GARSED.

